北京市西城區(qū)三年（2020-2022）中考英語(yǔ)模擬卷題型-06閱讀單選

北京市西城區(qū)三年(2020—2022)中考英語(yǔ)模擬卷分題型分層

匯編-06閱讀單選

一、閱讀單選

(2020?北京西城?北京四中校考模擬預(yù)測(cè))GrandOpening

BentwoodTruckMuseumSaturday9

November8,at10:00A.M.

Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteers,theBentwoodTruck

Museumisreadytoopen.TheoldfactoryonthecomerofPalmerStreetandNormanDrive

hadbeenscheduledtobedestroyed.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplanstotear

downthebuilding,heboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtrucksthere.Then

hehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.

Duringthepastyearandahalf,theoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasure

chestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhouse,thebuildinghasbecomeacheery,bright

homeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.

Themuseumnowhouses68trucks,andwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa

1959schoolbus,a1942bakerytruck,anda1937fireengine.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919

milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.

Youcantakearideonafiretruck,amailtruck,oranice-creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00,

butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwood.

Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!Thereis

somethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpiece

ofourhistory.

?TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseum,takeRoute29(KingstonHighway)toPalmer

Street.

?GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrive.

?Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.

?Parkingisavailableacrossthestreet,onyourright.

1.Inwhichofthefollowingcanvisitorstakearide?

A.Aschoolbus.B.Abakerytruck.

C.Amilktruck.D.Amailtruck.

2.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum?

A.OnKingstonHighway.

B.OnRobertStreet.

C.OnNormanDrive.

D.OnElliottStreet.

3.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum?

A.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbackto200yearsago.

B.Ilisnotpossibleforyoutodrivetothemuseum.

C.It,stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.

D.Itisbuiltbecauseanoldfactoryhasbeendestroyed.

（2020.北京西城?北京四中?？寄M預(yù)測(cè)）

Orioie*fiNest

Picky,Picky

Scientistshavenoideaexactlywhybirdschoosecertainobjectstobuildtheirnests.But

scientistsknowthatthemainreasonbirdsbuildnestsistokeeptheirbabiessafe,warmand

healthy.

Babybirdsgrowfasterandarehealthierwhentheyarewarm.Theyalsolearntoflyand

leavethenestssoonerthanbirdswithoutwarmhomes.

WhatAYarn（紗）Is

Yarnisbigonanoriole,sshoppinglistduringnestbuilding.Scientistsarestilltryingto

workoutwhysomanybirdschoosewhiteyarnoverothercolorsfornestbuilding.

Scientiststhinkthatthewhiteobjectsremindbirdsofcottonfluff（絨毛）theyfindinthe

wild.

DoItNaturally

Eventhoughbirdscanhelpusrecyclesomeofourjunkbyusingittobuildnests,they

alsoneedtouselotsofnaturalthings.Longgrass,driedsticks,spider,ssilkandmudare

someofthenaturalingredientsthataregoodfornests,too.

Youcanmakeacollectionboxofthingstoleaveforbirdssotheycanhelpthemselves.

Hangasmallplasticboxwithholesonatreebranch.Filltheboxfreelywithnestbuilding

goodies.Hangtheboxonatreeandwatchbirdsclimbonboardtopickthroughthejunkto

findtheirtreasures.

Warning:Don,tletthebirdsturnintoatastytreat.Keepyourbirdstationawayfrom

placeswherecatshangout.

ForTheBirds!

Stop!Don,tthrowallthatgarbageout!Givesometothebirds.Lookandseehowyour

oldjunkcanhelpbeautifyandwaπ^nabird,snewhome.

4.Thebabybirdswithwarmhomesareableto.

A.IeamtoflyearlierB.growslower

C.buildbetternestsD.leavethenestssafer

5.Whatcanpeoplemakeforbirdstobuildnests?

A.Awarningboard.B.Holesonatreebranch.

C.Foodinthegarbage.D.Acollectionboxofthings.

6.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellushowbirdsbuildnests.

B.Toshowtheimportanceofneststobirds.

C.Totellhumanswhattheycandotohelpbirds.

D.Toshowthebadrelationshipbetweenbirdsandcats.

（2020?北京西城?北京四中校考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）

Doyouwanttobecomebetteratmakingsmalltalkwithnewpeople?Doyouwantto

becomebetteratnetworkingwithothers?Nothingwillimproveyournetworkingabilityand

yourabilitytomakeasuccessfulconversationwithotherpeopleratherthanyourcuriosity

aboutthem.

Whenyouarecuriousaboutotherpeople,youwillwanttodiscoversomeofthe

interestingwaysthattheyaresimilartoyou.Whenyouarecuriousaboutthem,you,llalsobe

interestedtodiscoverthewaysinwhichtheythinkdifferentlyandlivedifferentlyfromyou.

Whenyouhavecuriosityaboutothers,youwillbemuchlessSelf-ConSCiOUSandyour

conversationswillworkalotbetter.Insteadofworιyingyourself,44Whatcan?saynextthat

won,tsoundstupid?”youwillbefocusedonlearningmoreabouttheotherperson.

Makingsmalltalkwithstrangerscanbetricky.We,veallheardtheadvicethatwe

shouldpicksomethingoutofourimmediateenvironmentandusethatasamainpointtostart

oursmalltalkwiththeotherperson.

It,struethatthiscanbeagreatstartingpointforaconversation.However,whenyou

focustoomuchondiscussingthingsliketheweatherinyourcity,youcanbringthe

conversationtoapainfulendveryquickly.Theotherpersonwillsensethatyouaretryingto

makeaconversation,butthatyouhavenointerestinreallygettingtoknowhimorher.

Howcanyoukeepsmalltalkfrombecomingboring?

Onewayistowatchtheotherpersonforcluestheywillgiveyouaboutwhatisreally

interestingtothem.Whenyougettheseclues,usethemtostartmakingtheconversationabit

moreabouttheirlife,theiropinions,andtheirexperiences.

Afteryouhavehadacoupleofminutestobreaktheice,trylookingforwaystomake

theconversationalittlebitmorepersonal.Asktheotherpersonforhisorheropinionabout

somethingthatisabitmorepersonalbutnotextremelyso.Thefirstfewminutesoftalkingto

someonenewwillnotbethebesttimetoasktheotherpersonhisorheropiniononreligious

（宗教的）orpolitical（政治的）matters.However,heorshemightbehappytodiscusshis

orherfavoriteteamormusicalband.

7.InParagraph1,thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.

A.it,shardtomakeatalkwithnewpeople

B.curiositycanhelpusstartagoodsmalltalk

C.curiosityhelpsusknownewpeoplequickly

D.it,shardtomakeasuccessfultalkwithothers

8.Theunderlinedword“self-conscious“inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.nervousB.seriousC.self-centeredD.self-controlled

9.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thewayofstartingsmalltalk.

B.Theimportanceofsmalltalkinourlife.

C.Improvingoursmalltalkwithcuriosity.

D.Improvingourrelationshipthroughsmalltalk.

（2020?北京西城?北京四中校考模擬預(yù)測(cè)）Thesecretofthearoma

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed（展

示）attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?

Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.But

whileashop,sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainly

there.Anditisprovidedasanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.

Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairly

darkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynot

justbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirst

introducedscentintoitsstores,customers9intentiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.

WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand,s

successasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecause

shoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.

Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsales

assistants'disprovingattitudeanddon,t-touch-what-you-can,t-afforddisplays.Nowtherise

ofelectroniccommerce（e-commerce）hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.But

whilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores（實(shí)體店）canoffera

fullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.

Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentis

justonewaytoachievethis.

Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentof

babypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconutscentintheswimsuitsection.A

departmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore,s

windowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessof

somebrandstores?

A.Uniquescents.B.Friendlyassistant.

C.SoftbackgroundmusicD.Attractivewindowdisplay.

11.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto.

A.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstores

B.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitude

C.pushstorestousesightsandsounds

D.introducetheriseofe-commerce

12.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thesportgoodscompanyoncefoundan80percentincreaseinpurchase.

B.ForstoresinParis,thesmellismoreimportantthanthewindowdisplays.

C.BoththeE-commerceandtherealstoresfocusontheattractivenessofgoods.

D.Manyfamousstoresnowadaysaretryinghardtofindtheidealscent.

13.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.compareandevaluateB.examineandassess

C.argueanddiscussD.informandexplain

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考一模）Everyyear,manyinventionsareintroducedtotheworld.

SomehelpUSsolveproblems.Othersmakelifeeasier,ormorefun.Herearefouroflast

year,sbestinventions.

LUMIwasdesignedformusiclovers.t?WehopethatLUMIcanhelppeoplewhohave

juststartedlearninghowtoplaymusic,“saystheinventorWillMacNamara.ThesmallEumi

keyboardlightsup,allowinguserstoknowwhichkeystopress.AndwiththeLUMIapp,

userscanlearntheirfavoritesongs.

Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavetofacetheproblemofunsafefood.Marc

Oshimasayshisindoorfarmingtechnologycanhelp.Insteadofgrowingindirt,cropsgrow

inreusablecloth.Theplantsarewateredwithmist.Thisrequires95%lesswater由anfield

farming.

Forpeoplewhoareblind,theORCAMMYEYE2couldbeagamechanger.Itmight

alsoproveusefulforpeoplewithreadingdifficulties.Describedas“talkingglasses”,itcan

readtextaloud.AmnonShashuainventedthetechnology.

ChristineSchindierisanengineer.Shewantedtohelpstopthespreadoffoodborne

illnesses,soshecreatedPATHSPOT.Ituseslighttoscan（掃描）aperson'shandsforharmful

germs.Restaurantworkersholdtheirhandsunderthescanner.Thenthescannerdecides

whethertheyshouldberewashed.

14.LUMIwasdesignedfor.

A.indoorfarmersB.musiclovers

C.blindpeopleD.restaurantworkers

15.WhoistheinventoroftheORCAMMYEYE2?

A.WillMacNamara.B.MarcOshima.

C.AmnonShashua.D.ChristineSchindler.

16.Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?

A.Amedicalwebsite.B.Atravelguide.

C.Aschoolnotice.D.Asciencemagazine.

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考一模）

ThisFamilyKeepsTheirCommunityWarmbyCuttingFirewoodforThosein

Need

Washingtonishometolotsoftrees—itistheEvergreenState,afterall------andithas

lotsoffireplacesandwood-burningheaterstoo.Butwhatifyoulivedthereandcouldn,tcut

woodorcouldn,taffordtopaysomeonetodoit?Luckily,ShaneMcDanielandhistwinsons,

HarrisonandHenryMcDaniel,arehappytohelp.Thethreemencuttruckloadsof

wood-thengiveittothosemneed.

Theideaactuallystartedasafather-sonrelationshipproject,Shanetold.??Icut

woodwithmydad.Hejustloveddoingit,,'saidShane.Hewantedtopassalongthatfeeling,

soheandthetwinsspentthesummercutting.Theresultwasagreatwallofwoodpiledup

（堆積）aroundtheirhouse.Tobuythatmuchitwouldcostabout$10,000.

ItwastoomuchfortheMcDanielstousethemselves,andwhentheweatherturnedcold

thatNovember,Shanestartedthinkingofothers.Hepostedonline:"IFYOUAREINNEED

OFFIREWOODANDCANNOTAFFORDIT,PLEASEPM[personalmessage]ME!...If

youknowsomeonewhoBURNSWOOD,pleasehelpmeandmyboysmakesureNOONE

GOESCOLDINOURNEIGHBORHOOD,Theresponse（反應(yīng)）wasimmediate.Oneman

offeredtodonate（捐贈(zèng)）awood-burningstove.OthersracedovertoShane'shousewith

morewood.Onewoman,noticingthephotooftheMcDaniels,startedtofeelwarminother

ways:"Idon,tneedthewood.ButIamtrulyhappyforwhatyouhavedone!,,

SinglemomKatelynTicer,29,andherfour-year-olddaughterdependedona

wood-burningstoveastheironlywayofheat,soitwassogoodtoreceiveatruckloadof

firewoodfromtheMcDaniels.uTogetthatmuchwoodbroughtmetotears/1shetold

."Somuchstressandworryisoffmyshoulders.Icouldn'tbemorethankful.

Shaneisreadytohelpmorepeople.??Givingisthereward"，hesaid.nIthasnothingtodo

withhowwellit,sreceived;it,sabouthowmuchit,sneeded.^^

17.WhatdidShaneandhissonsdotohelptheirneighbors?

A.Theygavefirewoodtothoseinneed.B.Theyboughtwood-burningstoves.

C.Theyraisedabout10,000dollars.D.Theypaidsomeonetocutwood.

18.WhathappenedafterShanepostedmessagesonline?

A.Hisfamilyreceivedlotsofpresents.B.Somepeoplequicklyofferedtohelp.

C.Lotsofwoodpileduparoundtheirhouse,D.Theweathersuddenlyturnedfreezing

cold.

19.WhatdidShanethinkofwhathehaddonetohelpothers?

A.Beingneededdrivesustogive.B.Loveisnotgivingbutreceiving.

C.Helpingothersisjusthelpingourselves.D.Itsbettertohelppeoplefishthantogive

themfish.

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考一模）IlIsNeverTooEarlytoThink—andCommunicate-likea

Scientist

Whoisascientistandwhatishisjob?Achemistdoingexperiments?Ageologistout

studyingrocks?Whenmostpeoplethinkaboutscience,theyimaginecharactersmaking

discoveriesorfindingcures（治療方法）fornewdiseases.However,theseleaveoutan

extremelyimportantpartofthescientificprocess:communicating—sharingtheresultsofthat

work.

Imagineifsomeonediscoveredsomethingimportantaboutadisease.Otherscientists

needtounderstandtheworkwellenoughtousethesenewdevelopmentstomakeevenmore

discoveriesinthefuture.Thepublic,too,needstounderstandhowthesediscoveriesmight

influencetheirlives.Butnoneofthiswillbepossibleiftheworkisnotshared.Beinga

scientistgoesfarbeyondthemomentofdiscoveιy.

Withoutclearcommunication,scientistswouldnotbeabletousetheworkthathas

alreadybeendone.Sohowdoscientiststellothersabouttheworkthattheyhavedone?How

dotheymakesurethateverythingthattheyshareisasclearandcorrectaspossible?

Researcherspublishtheirworkinscientificjournals（期刊）.Thesejournalscanberead

byotherresearchersaroundtheworld.Itisveryimportantforthesejournals,andforthe

scientistswhoreadthem,tomakesurethattheresearchincludedisascorrectaspossible.In

ordertodothat,articlesgiventoscientificjournalsbeforepublicationfirstgothrougha

processcalledpeerreview.Otherscientistswhodoresearchinareasrelatedtotheworkinan

articleareaskedtoreadthroughit.Scientistsalsoprovidefeedbacktothewriters.Theybring

upnewquestionsthewritermaynothaveconsidered,recognizelimitationstotheresults

beingdescribed,andalsomakesurethatnomistakesweremadeduringtheprocess.

FrontiersforYoungMindsisascientificjournalwrittenfor—andreviewedbyyoung

people.Allofthearticlesinitarebasedonworksalreadypublishedinapeerreviewed

Scientificjournal.However,whilescientistsaregoodatmakingsurethatarticlesare

understandableforotherscientists,therearenobetterexpertstomakesurethatsomething

canbeunderstoodbyyoungpeoplethantheyoungpeoplethemselves.Byworkingtogether

withanexpertsyoungreviewersreadthearticletoseeifanypartofthearticleishardto

understandsmakeitclearwhytheexperimentwasdoneinthewayitwasdoneandcheck

whetherthefigures（數(shù)據(jù)）clearlyexplainthepointofthearticle.

Basically,theseyoungreviewerslearntothinklikescientists.Itisnevertooearlytostart!

Askquestions,learnnewthings,anddon,tforgettheimportanceofcommunicatingyour

findings.

20.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Whatisrequiredtobeagoodscientist.

B.Whoshouldunderstandascientist'sjob.

C.Whysharingtheresultsofscientificworkisimportant.

D.Howscientistsmakesuretheirworkisclearandcorrect.

21.FromthepassageWecanknowthat.

A.scientistsaregoodatworkingtogetherwithothers

B.youngpeopleusuallyenjoyreadingscientificjournals

C.inpeerreview,otherscientistsbringupquestionstoreaders

D.youngreviewershelpmakearticlesinFrontiersforYoungMindsmorereadable

22.Whatisthewriter'smainpu?poseinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducehowscientistsdotheirjobs.

B.Toofferpracticaladviceonhowtoaskscientificquestions.

C.Toexplaintheeffectsofpeerreviewonscientificjournals.

D.Tbencourageyoungpeopletothinkandcommunicatelikescientists.

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考一模）WhyWisdom（智慧）Doesn'tWorkasWellasWeThink

ItDoes

Werelatewisdomtoage.Mostofusbelievethatgainingwisdomislikepickingup

stonesonapath:thelongeryou'reonthepath,themorestonesyou'llcollect.

Itseemsareasonableinference,then,theolderyouare,themorewisdomyouhave.

Olderpeopleusuallymakefewercarelessmistakes,andtheyoftenknowthebestcourseof

actioninagivensituation.ButIthinkthere'sanotherexplanationatplayhere,whichWe

mightconsiderinthelightofwhatweknowabouthumandecision-making.

Therearetwodifferentwaysofdecision-making:plansandhabits.Here,sanexampleof

howthesewaysdiffer.Ifyouredrivingsomewhereforthefirsttime,you,∏needaplan.You

willneedtoknowwhethertotumleftorright,becauseyoudon,talreadyhavethat

informationstoredawayinyourhead.Ontheotherhand,youdon'tneedaplanwhenyou,re

goingsomewherefamiliar（熟悉的）becausetheorderofstepsthatwilltakeyouthereis

storedasahabit.Butifyoufindthattheroadisblockedbyfallentrees,you,llhavetothink

aboutanotherway.Suchaplanallowsyoutomoreeasilydealwithnewsituations,butthey

requirealotmoreattention.

Theuseofplansandhabitschangesoverthecourseofourlives.Ababycan,tusehabits

tomakedecisions,becauseanysituationshesinwillbeanewone.Aswebuildupastoreof

familiarsituations,themorewecandependonhabits.Theolderyouare,themorelikelyyour

behaviorisbasedontried-and-truehabitsratherthanfreshplanning.

Butwhatdoesthistellusaboutwisdom?Well,itsuggeststhatwisdomisinteractive,not

static:itisarelationshipbetweenapersonandtheirsurroundings（環(huán)境），Thereasonthat

wisdomseemstocomeoutsoeffortlesslyfromwell-seasonedmindsisthattheyhaveastore

Ofhabitualinformationabouthowtoactinagivensituation.

Butitalsomakesaworryingprediction:ifolderpeoplewereputinanewsituation,with

whichtheyhadnofamiliarity,theywouldn'tmakebetterdecisionsthansomeonewhois

young.Itisthesamewithmistakes.Older,seeminglywiserpeoplemakefewermistakes

becausethey'refamiliarwithsurroundingstheyoftendealwith.Ifyoucontrolledforthe

familiarityofthesituation,thenpeopleindifferentagegroupswouldprobablymakethesame

numberofmistakes.Youngerpeoplemightevenmakefewermistakes,becausetheyare

betteratcomingupwithfreshplans.

Whilewisdomgivesyouexpertisewithinaparticularenvironment,itdoesn'tmeanthat

you'llbeabletogeneralizethattonewexperiences.It,snotthatWenecessarilygetwiseras

wegetolder,butWeputourselvesinfewersituationswherewearelikelytomakemistakes.

23.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwowaysofdecision-makingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Usingplansorhabitstomakedecisionsisanever-changingprocess.

B.Theuseofplansandhabitsrequireslotsofattentionandeffort.

C.Whengoingsomewherefamiliar,weneedtoworkoutaplan.

D.Youngerpeopledependmoreonhabitstomakedecisions,

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Youngerpeoplehaveagreatadvantageinbecomingwiser.

B.Olderpeoplearebetteratmakingcarefulplansbeforeaction.

C.Olderpeopleseemwiserbecausetheyvestoredmorehabitualinformation.

D.Youngerpeoplemakemoremistakeswhenthey'reinunfamiliarsurroundings.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“static“probablymeaninParagraph5?

A.Uncontrolled.B.Unchanged.C.Increasing.D.Surprising.

26.Whatisthewriter'smainpu?poseinwritingthispassage?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofgainingwisdom.

B.Tocomparethetwodifferentwaysofdecision-making.

C.Tocallonyoungerpeopletolearnmorefromolderpeople.

D.Toremindustoviewthewisdomofolderpeoplereasonably.

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考二模）CooIPlacestoVisitIntheWorld

BeipanjiangBridgeinChinais565metersabove

BeipanjiangCanyonanditisthehighestbridgeintheworld.

ItlinksGuizhouandYunnan,anditreducestraveltimefrom

fivehourstoone.Onthebridge,visitorscanhaveawonderful

viewofthecanyon.

CopenHillisapowerplantinDenmark（丹麥）andit

createsenergybyburningwaste.A1,300?footman-madeski

slope（斜坡）ontheroofmakesitspecial.Theslopedoesn,t

dependonmachine-madesnoworcoldtemperature.That

meansvisitorscanenjoyEarth-friendlyfunthroughoutthe

wholeyear.

Canada,sWonderlandishometo17rollercoasters

includingtheworld,sfastestandlongestdive（潛水）coaster.

Ridershangovera90-anunderwaterpassage.

arollercoaste

IcehotelinSweden（瑞典）istheworld,sfirsthotelmade

ofice.Everywinter,thismagicalplaceiscompletelyrebuilt

byartistsusingmorethan3,000tonsoficeandsnow.They

aremadeintoworksofartthatmakeupeverypartofthe

hotel.

27.Theworld,shighestbridgeisin.

A.ChinaB.SwedenC.CanadaD.Denmark

28.Whichofthefourplacesisapowerplant?

A.Icehotel.B.BeipanjiangBridge.

C.CopenHill.D.Canada,sWonderland.

29.WhatmakesCanada,sWonderlandacoolplacetovisit?

A.A1,300-footman-madeskislope.B.Worksofartmadeoficeandsnow.

C.AwonderfulviewofBeipanjiangCanyon.D.Theworld'sfastestandlongestdive

coaster.

（2020?北京西城?統(tǒng)考二模）

Luisa,sLetter

Luisacheckedthemailbox.Aneggshell-whiteenvelopelayontopofalltheletters.It

wasstillthere,thankgoodness.Shepickeditandputitintoherbag.

Upstairs,shehandedtheremainingletterstohermother.k?Howwasschool,LUiSa?”

Momasked.

“Itwasfine,“saidLuisa,givinghermotheraquickhug.

InherroomLuisatriedtofocusonherEnglishhomework,butthelettercalledtoher.It

hadtraveledmoreplacesthanshehad.Allherlife,LuisahadlivedinSeville,anancientcity

inthesouthwestofSpain.Luisalovedherhometown,butshewantedtoseetheworld.

Ayearabroad!Whatanattractivepossibility!ButLuisacouldn,tbringherselftoraise

thesubjectwithherparentsbecauseherparentsjustwantedhertostayinSeville,getmarried,

givethemgrandchildren.Lastspring,onherown,sheappliedfbr（申請(qǐng)）ayearofhighschool

inEngland.Now,thisenvelopeheldheranswer.

Luisawenttothekitchentohelpwithdinner.Sheasked,t?Mom,doyoueverthinkabout

traveling?

Imean,Iwantto.Andmaybesomeday...livesomewhereelse.”

Luisa,sheartbeatharderasshewaitedforhermother,sreaction.ButMomnodded.

??Luisa,ofcourseyou,dliketotravel.Iwantthatforyouand...^^

JustthenDadarrived.Whentheysatdownatthetabletoeat,Dadsaid,44Sevilleisthe

best,yes,myLUiSa?”Luisa,sheartSank（為之一沉）.Dadcontinued,??Whywouldpeople

wanttoleaveSeville?^^Momsmiled,"WhenLuisaisoldenough,wecandiscusswithher

what,sbestforherfuture.^^

Dadraisedaneyebrowbutdidn,targue.

Luisacouldn,twaitanylonger,butherparents,easyChatter（聊天）wasthesoundofher

childhood.Shesankdeeperintoherchairandlistened.Homewouldalwaysbehere.But

whenthetimewasright,she,dleave.Andshewantedittobewithherparents*support.

*'Somethingcameintheletter/'shesaidatlast.??Iwantyoutosee."Shetookoutthe

letter.??ΓmsorryIdidn,ttellyou,“hervoicewasshaking.??Iwantedthismorethananything.,,

Luisawavedattheu